The deadline for rookie-scale contract extensions is 11 p.m. Wednesday, so fewer than 24 hours remain for point guard Brandon Jennings and the Milwaukee Bucks to reach an agreement.

If no deal is reached, Jennings would become a restricted free agent in July. The Bucks would have the right to match any offers made by another team and could offer more years (five) and bigger raises (7.5% annually) than other clubs can offer, due to holding the player's Bird rights.

Most of the players in the 2009 draft class have not reached extension deals, although Denver Nuggets point guard Ty Lawson agreed to a four-year, $48 million contract on Tuesday.

Lawson was the 18th overall pick in the 2009 draft and became a starter for the Nuggets last season, averaging 16.4 points and 6.6 assists.

Jennings, the 10th pick in that draft, has averaged 16.8 points and 5.4 assists in his first three seasons (19.1 and 5.5 last season). He has played in 211 games and made 209 starts, including starting all 66 games last season.

Bucks general manager John Hammond has said Jennings figures in the long-term plans of the team and is highly valued by the organization.

The other prominent player in the 2009 class to have signed an extension is top overall pick Blake Griffin, who landed a maximum contract with the Los Angeles Clippers during the summer.

A few good lines

Each Bucks player had a chance to say a few words to the tip-off luncheon crowd Tuesday at the Intercontinental Hotel.

Host Jon McGlocklin joked that he told Bucks coach Scott Skiles to get Mike Dunleavy the ball in the MACC Fund Game, after Dunleavy said he would donate $1,000 for every point he scored in the game.

For the record, Dunleavy scored 12 points.

Forward Larry Sanders, asked about how he blocks so many shots, deadpanned, "I try to foul first."

And Marquis Daniels, asked to offer some insights into his time with the Celtics, had other ideas. The Bucks play at Boston in the season opener Friday.